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The character 僵 is a phono-semantic compound where the left radical 亻 (rén), meaning person, provides the semantic category, while the right component 畺 (jiāng), originally denoting field boundaries, provides the phonetic element. Its core meaning describes a state of physical stiffness or rigidity, often referring to a human body that has lost mobility. This sense later extended metaphorically to describe deadlocked situations, such as stalemates in negotiations or institutional inflexibility where progress has stalled.
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他的表情很僵硬。
冬天里，手指容易僵硬。
僵尸电影很受欢迎。
双方僵持不下，谈判暂停。
这个僵局需要打破。
他的思想僵化，不接受新观念。
由于资金问题，项目陷入了僵局。
在激烈的辩论中，他僵立原地，无言以对。